French C1 Workshop : Preparation DALF C1 - Written exam

TARGET AUDIENCE

You have achieved at least a B2.3 level and want to improve your written communication skills to take the DALF C1 exam.

SKILLS TAUGHT

Reading and writing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Assuming regular attendance and independent study, you should be able to do the following by the end of this workshop:

– Acquire and apply the strategies necessary to succeed in reading and writing assessments (e.g. rapid and detailed readings, identification of main ideas and important details, techniques for planning and organizing ideas, etc.)

– Understand in detail a wide variety of long and complex texts

– Write summaries by selecting relevant information, reformulating and organizing it in a logical and coherent manner while ensuring that you remain objective and neutral

– Produce a structured and convincing textual argument on a complex subject.

METHODOLOGY

Pair work and work in the class plenum.

COURSE TYPE

This workshop (twice a week, for one semester) is based on the skills outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Learners are not assessed. No certificate outlining the skills level will be issued and re-registration in a higher level course is not possible.

Additional work outside of the classroom is required.

COURSE MATERIALS

Up-to-date material (French as a foreign language) corresponding to the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Real-world materials

EVALUATION

A workshop is not subject to evaluation, and therefore does not entitle you to a skills assessment or re-registration in a higher level course.